"It gives me a high, everytime I sing for SRK" - Sukhwinder Singh

The Shah Rukh-Sukhwinder jodi just clicks. There is something about Shah Rukh Khan that works every time, for both of us.

Some enigmatic, mystical element makes it happen and we hit it off every time we work together. I have only sung four songs for Shah Rukh -- Layi Vi Na Gayee form Chalte Chale, Chaiyya Chaiyya from Dil Se, Chak De from Chak De! India and Dard-e-Disco from Om Shanti Om -- and all of them have created such a furore that it gives me a high every time I sing for him.

I'd like to specially mention that Shah Rukh is one person who acknowledges your hard work and brings out the best in you. He is a reservoir of boundless energy and passion and his enthusiasm is highly infectious. There is some sort of magic that takes over when I sing for SRK.

When we started with Chak De, I thought we were really breaking cinematic grounds in terms of experimenting. We were getting far too innovative. We knew people could relate to the song since it touched every aspect of human life. I saw many documentaries on hockey and read on many sportsman from Dhyan Chand to Dhanraj Pillai.

I didn't focus on hockey per se; I sang the song keeping all national sports in mind. It was about India in totality. It became such a rage with people and almost became like the sports anthem.

I smsed Shah Rukh for the first time in my life and he said it's my voice that does the trick and he hopes he can justify my voice in Dard-e-Disco too. Someone of Shah Rukh Khan's stature saying that to you is such an ego booster.

Chak De has done us proud and worked wonders for the Indian Hockey team. It restored the honour and dignity that hockey truly deserved.

Rediff

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SRK Dances on Fingers of Girls!

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Karva Chauth, the spouse festival, was celebrated on Monday when women fasted for the longevity of their husbands. The newly-wedded got their husbands’ name painted with Henna on their palms.

But unmarried girls did not want to be left out. Many of the unmarried girls here opted to engrave the names of Bollywood heart-throb Shahrukh Khan or the youth Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

They made efforts to get Sharukh Khan and Rahul Gandhi ‘dance on their fingers’.

“On visiting this beauty parlour I learnt about the nail art. I got Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan on my nail. Now I shall make him dance on my fingers (she laughs). There are so many different designs to choose from and I have got even Rahul Gandhi (the young Congress leader) on one of my nails," said Nupur, a customer.

These nail-art parlours and salons had brisk business during the festival with women thronging these in huge numbers to avail of the customised pictures on their nails.

Married Hindu women observe Karva Chauth, the day of fasting without water, for the long life of their spouse. The fast, observed from sunrise to sunset, is broken only after moonrise. The day is spent in the company of the family members.

Hindus believe that if a woman fasts on the 'Karva Chauth' day her prayers for good health and long life of her spouse will be granted.

Bangle sellers and artists who paint herbal designs or henna do brisk business ahead of Karva Chauth.

Henna or Mehndi, considered auspicious for married woman, is part of the Karva Chauth ritual. And above all is the 'Shringar' that includes applying henna and additional embellishments to the woman's makeup.

On this occasion, women receive gifts from their husbands . Exchange of sweets between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law is an integral part of the festivities.

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